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Drone Overlord Frank Wang On DJI's Milestones, Miscarried GoPro Partnership & Corporate EspionageAt age 34, Frank Wang Tao is leading the global consumer drone industry with Dajiang Innovation (DJI), a Shenzhen-based manufacturer that he founded out of his dorm room nine years ago.Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/554b9a11e4b0521fc565b78eThu, 7 May 2015 13:12:00 -04002015-05-07T13:12:00-04:00At age 34, Frank Wang Tao is leading the global consumer drone industry with Dajiang Innovation (DJI), a Shenzhen-based manufacturer that he founded out of his dorm room nine years ago.https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasia/2015/03/19/minimum-wage-setting-reforms-on-the-horizon-in-indonesia/
Minimum Wage Setting Reforms On The Horizon In IndonesiaBy Brian Sheley I am in regular conversation with companies involved in light manufacturing in Asia and, when it comes to Indonesia, the message at present is consistent: new investment is on hold due to uncertainty over the country’s minimum wage policy. Last month, a group of foreign investors canceled plans [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/550ac78ae4b058f5b4334816Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:09:00 -04002015-03-19T09:09:00-04:00By Brian Sheley I am in regular conversation with companies involved in light manufacturing in Asia and, when it comes to Indonesia, the message at present is consistent: new investment is on hold due to uncertainty over the country’s minimum wage policy. Last month, a group of foreign investors canceled plans [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/03/15/chinas-richest-billionaire-voices-concern-over-anti-corruption-campaign/
China's Richest Billionaire Voices Concern Over Anti-Corruption CampaignAs China’s anti-corruption campaign rages on, the country’s richest man appears to be troubled by its impact on business operations. At the annual gathering of China’s top legislative body and political advisory group, Li Hejun, Chairman of Hanergy Holdings Group, voiced concern about the due process of political investigations implicating corporate [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/550574d1e4b058f5b4332fe3Sun, 15 Mar 2015 08:17:00 -04002015-03-15T08:17:00-04:00As China’s anti-corruption campaign rages on, the country’s richest man appears to be troubled by its impact on business operations. At the annual gathering of China’s top legislative body and political advisory group, Li Hejun, Chairman of Hanergy Holdings Group, voiced concern about the due process of political investigations implicating corporate [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/03/12/alibaba-invests-200-mil-in-snapchat-cso-imran-khan-is-key-to-the-deal/
Snapchat CSO Imran Khan Was Key To $200 Million Investment By AlibabaAlibaba is investing $200 million in Snapchat, a messaging app that allows users to send disappearing photos and is currently banned in China, according to a person at Alibaba who is familiar with the deal. Key to the deal was Imran Khan, who was hired by Snapchat as Chief Strategy Officer [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/55011e16e4b058f5b4332113Thu, 12 Mar 2015 02:21:00 -04002015-03-12T02:21:00-04:00Alibaba is investing $200 million in Snapchat, a messaging app that allows users to send disappearing photos and is currently banned in China, according to a person at Alibaba who is familiar with the deal. Key to the deal was Imran Khan, who was hired by Snapchat as Chief Strategy Officer [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/03/06/your-chinese-govt-official-friend-is-jailed-now-what-do-you-do/
Your Chinese Gov't Official Friend Is Jailed, Now What Do You Do?It seemed like dream come true when a western businessman secured a massive deal worth hundreds of millions to the military of an Asian country. It was all thanks to the son of the country’s President, who oversaw procurement for one branch of the military. An agreement was drafted up [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54f9d4cce4b058f5b4330946Fri, 6 Mar 2015 11:52:00 -05002015-03-06T11:52:00-05:00It seemed like dream come true when a western businessman secured a massive deal worth hundreds of millions to the military of an Asian country. It was all thanks to the son of the country’s President, who oversaw procurement for one branch of the military. An agreement was drafted up [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/03/02/only-in-china-why-a-smog-documentary-sends-chinese-stocks-soaring-beyond-trading-limit/
Only In China: Why A Smog Documentary Sends Chinese Stocks Soaring To Trading LimitVideoWhen journalist Chai Jing released her documentary on China's air pollution, she probably could not have dreamed that her message would resonate so widely while boosting the share prices of so many “environmentally friendly” companies. On Monday, more than a dozen stocks in the fields of pollutant treatment, air quality monitoring [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54f45300e4b082da0cd82fefMon, 2 Mar 2015 07:17:00 -05002015-03-02T07:17:00-05:00VideoWhen journalist Chai Jing released her documentary on China's air pollution, she probably could not have dreamed that her message would resonate so widely while boosting the share prices of so many “environmentally friendly” companies. On Monday, more than a dozen stocks in the fields of pollutant treatment, air quality monitoring [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/02/18/national-husband-of-china-jokes-big-boobs-is-a-must-for-a-girlfriend-state-news-agency-fires-back/
National Husband Of China Jokes 'Big Boobs' Is A Must For A Girlfriend; State News Agency Fires BackWhen the “national husband of China” joked about large bosoms being a must-have quality of his future girlfriend, the state news agency took it seriously and fired back. Wang Sicong, the son of China’s richest man Wang Jianlin, jokingly said that he looked for “big boobs” in girlfriends during a media [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54e4c9ade4b025b38eaa68e4Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:07:00 -05002015-02-18T13:07:00-05:00When the “national husband of China” joked about large bosoms being a must-have quality of his future girlfriend, the state news agency took it seriously and fired back. Wang Sicong, the son of China’s richest man Wang Jianlin, jokingly said that he looked for “big boobs” in girlfriends during a media [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/02/09/a-dji-drone-becomes-magic-weapon-for-marriage-proposal/
A DJI Drone Becomes 'Magic Weapon' For Marriage ProposalChinese social media went aflutter on Sunday with the news that Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi finally got engaged with her rock star boyfriend. But what captured many people’s attention was the device that delivered the 9.15-carat diamond ring: a drone. The 36-year-old Zhang is known for her leading roles in [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54d89581e4b07e9673fce480Mon, 9 Feb 2015 06:20:00 -05002015-02-09T06:20:00-05:00Chinese social media went aflutter on Sunday with the news that Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi finally got engaged with her rock star boyfriend. But what captured many people’s attention was the device that delivered the 9.15-carat diamond ring: a drone. The 36-year-old Zhang is known for her leading roles in [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/01/29/what-happens-when-a-chinese-tycoon-stands-up-against-the-government-oftentimes-you-fall-hard/
What Happens When A Chinese Tycoon Stands Up Against The Government?In a country where political power easily makes or breaks a company, it is rare to see a private-sector business at loggerheads with a state-level government entity. That’s why the latest brawl between Alibaba, which is China’s biggest e-commerce company and is run by the country’s second richest person, and [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54cb02f8e4b041b666b34d60Thu, 29 Jan 2015 23:30:00 -05002015-01-29T23:30:00-05:00In a country where political power easily makes or breaks a company, it is rare to see a private-sector business at loggerheads with a state-level government entity. That’s why the latest brawl between Alibaba, which is China’s biggest e-commerce company and is run by the country’s second richest person, and [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/01/26/chinas-richest-property-mogul-targets-australia-with-1-bln-investment/
China's Richest Property Mogul Targets Australia With $1 Bln InvestmentChinese real estate investors are showing a bigger appetite for the Australian market. The latest example is Wanda Group, which announced today that it would invest $1 billion to develop a mixed-usecomplexin Sydney’s central business district. The investment includes more than $300 million for an office building previously owned by private [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54c61e06e4b041b666b33700Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:15:00 -05002015-01-26T06:15:00-05:00Chinese real estate investors are showing a bigger appetite for the Australian market. The latest example is Wanda Group, which announced today that it would invest $1 billion to develop a mixed-usecomplexin Sydney’s central business district. The investment includes more than $300 million for an office building previously owned by private [...]australia-billionaires-15https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/01/13/byd-builds-american-dream-by-getting-electric-buses-rolling/
BYD Builds American Dream By Getting Electric Buses RollingStella Li first joined BYD 18 years ago as a marketing manager. She recalls that during her first time representingBYD atthe International Consumers Electronics Show, she walked from one exhibition booth to another to make the introduction: “We are BYD. We will become the largest lithium-ion battery manufacturer in China.” The [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54b501a2e4b041b666b30300Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:11:00 -05002015-01-13T07:11:00-05:00Stella Li first joined BYD 18 years ago as a marketing manager. She recalls that during her first time representingBYD atthe International Consumers Electronics Show, she walked from one exhibition booth to another to make the introduction: “We are BYD. We will become the largest lithium-ion battery manufacturer in China.” The [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2015/01/12/home-of-hk-tycoon-jimmy-lai-is-target-of-firebombs-attack/
Home Of HK Tycoon Jimmy Lai Is Target Of Firebomb AttackFirebombs were thrown near the residence and former office building of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong tycoon who until recently chaired Next Media Group and was chief editor of theliberalnewspapers Apple Daily, in the early hours on Monday morning. Video footage shows that around 1:30 am, a silver van pulled up [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54b36a71e4b041b666b2fc7bMon, 12 Jan 2015 01:52:00 -05002015-01-12T01:52:00-05:00Firebombs were thrown near the residence and former office building of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong tycoon who until recently chaired Next Media Group and was chief editor of theliberalnewspapers Apple Daily, in the early hours on Monday morning. Video footage shows that around 1:30 am, a silver van pulled up [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/12/22/early-investor-adds-3-mil-shares-in-byd-on-the-day-of-stock-plunge/
Early Investor Adds 3 Mil Shares In BYD On The Day Of Stock PlungeOn the day that the stockof Chinese electric cars company BYD took a sharp dip, one investor saw an opportunity to buy. Himalaya Capital Investors, a Pasadena, Delaware-based investment vehicle controlled by Li Lu, added 3.2 million shares in BYDlast Thursday, the day when the company'sshare price mysteriously plunged nearly 30%on [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/549802fee4b041b666b2b6e0Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:59:00 -05002014-12-22T06:59:00-05:00On the day that the stockof Chinese electric cars company BYD took a sharp dip, one investor saw an opportunity to buy. Himalaya Capital Investors, a Pasadena, Delaware-based investment vehicle controlled by Li Lu, added 3.2 million shares in BYDlast Thursday, the day when the company'sshare price mysteriously plunged nearly 30%on [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/12/18/byd-says-production-and-operations-normal-chairman-wang-chuanfu-loses-820-mil-in-hours/
BYD Responds To Record Stock PlungeShare price of BYD, a Chinese electric cars company backed by Warren Buffett, has seen a wild swing in the afternoon trading hours on Thursday. The stock closed at HKD 25.05 per share, down 28.8% from the opening price of HKD 36.2 per share. At the peak the shares were down [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/5492929ae4b041b666b2aa9dThu, 18 Dec 2014 03:45:00 -05002014-12-18T03:45:00-05:00Share price of BYD, a Chinese electric cars company backed by Warren Buffett, has seen a wild swing in the afternoon trading hours on Thursday. The stock closed at HKD 25.05 per share, down 28.8% from the opening price of HKD 36.2 per share. At the peak the shares were down [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/12/16/chinese-female-online-shoppers-not-your-stereotypical-selfless-housewives/
Chinese Female Online Shoppers: Not Your Stereotypical Selfless HousewivesDuring this year’s Singles Day sale, Alibaba chairman Jack Ma thanked China’s “family-impoverishing women” for unleashing their tremendous purchasing power. “I give my thanks to China's women...I haven’t looked at the data yet, but I can guarantee that many women are making purchases for their children, husbands, and dads and moms. [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/548fecbae4b0f8beaaae2007Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:42:00 -05002014-12-16T03:42:00-05:00During this year’s Singles Day sale, Alibaba chairman Jack Ma thanked China’s “family-impoverishing women” for unleashing their tremendous purchasing power. “I give my thanks to China's women...I haven’t looked at the data yet, but I can guarantee that many women are making purchases for their children, husbands, and dads and moms. [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/12/02/u-s-hardware-startup-misfit-closes-40-million-series-c-with-xiaomi/
U.S. Hardware Startup Misfit Closes $40 Million Series C With XiaomiWill wearable technology take off in China? Xiaomi clearly thinks so. After launching its own ultra-cheap, $13 fitness wristband just months ago, China’s largest smartphone company Xiaomi has invested in Misfit Wearables, a California-basedwearable technology company that has designedthe sleek-looking, all-metal activities tracker “Shine.” Chinese investors have committed to investing $6 billion [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/547dddabe4b0f8beaaadebaeTue, 2 Dec 2014 13:07:00 -05002014-12-02T13:07:00-05:00Will wearable technology take off in China? Xiaomi clearly thinks so. After launching its own ultra-cheap, $13 fitness wristband just months ago, China’s largest smartphone company Xiaomi has invested in Misfit Wearables, a California-basedwearable technology company that has designedthe sleek-looking, all-metal activities tracker “Shine.” Chinese investors have committed to investing $6 billion [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/12/01/will-cyber-monday-stack-up-to-chinas-singles-day/
Consumers Find Delayed Gratification Of E-Commerce More RewardingThis is a guest post bySeton Vermaak, head of strategy at marketing agency Razorfish. Last weekend in the US, the holiday shopping season officially kicked off on Thanksgiving evening. CyberMonday, which is today, is marked as the largest online sales day of the year. But the billion dollar question is, will [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/547c7e2ce4b0f8beaaade538Mon, 1 Dec 2014 10:11:00 -05002014-12-01T10:11:00-05:00This is a guest post bySeton Vermaak, head of strategy at marketing agency Razorfish. Last weekend in the US, the holiday shopping season officially kicked off on Thanksgiving evening. CyberMonday, which is today, is marked as the largest online sales day of the year. But the billion dollar question is, will [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasia/2014/11/13/culture-clash-u-s-startups-meet-asian-investors/
U.S. Startups Meet Asian Investors: Five Tips For Smoothing Cultural EdgesByToshi Otani & Jay Eum Twenty years ago when our team first began our careers as a venture capitalists and startup advisers, expanding into Asia was a luxury. Most entrepreneurs started here, conquered the U.S. and European markets, then perhaps launched a small Asian presence, mostly just to “check the box” [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/5464d7e4e4b0e125ae831eafThu, 13 Nov 2014 11:24:00 -05002014-11-13T11:24:00-05:00ByToshi Otani & Jay Eum Twenty years ago when our team first began our careers as a venture capitalists and startup advisers, expanding into Asia was a luxury. Most entrepreneurs started here, conquered the U.S. and European markets, then perhaps launched a small Asian presence, mostly just to “check the box” [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/11/11/9-3-billion-sales-recorded-in-alibabas-24-hour-online-sale-beating-target-by-15/
$9.3 Billion Sales Recorded In Alibaba's 24-Hour Online Sale, Beating Target By 15%A most telling sign of China’s enormous consumption demand, $9.3 billion worth of orders were placed during the 24-hour“Singles Day” online shopping festival hosted by Alibaba on Tuesday. The transaction amount surpassed analysts’ forecast of $8.1 billion and dwarfed last year’s $5.8 billion, though a certain percentage of the orders [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/5462322ee4b0e125ae8310d6Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:07:00 -05002014-11-11T11:07:00-05:00A most telling sign of China’s enormous consumption demand, $9.3 billion worth of orders were placed during the 24-hour“Singles Day” online shopping festival hosted by Alibaba on Tuesday. The transaction amount surpassed analysts’ forecast of $8.1 billion and dwarfed last year’s $5.8 billion, though a certain percentage of the orders [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/11/10/alibabas-ambition-make-chinas-largest-24-hour-sale-a-daily-norm/
Alibaba's Ambition: Make China's Largest 24-Hour Sale A Daily NormAs some 500 reporters gathered to watch the live data streaming of its Singles Day sales, there was only one smell in the stuffy auditorium: that of Alibaba’s ambition for its B2C business. After making history just three months ago as the largest U.S. IPO, Alibaba again broke record on Tuesday [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54618a78e4b0e125ae830e6fMon, 10 Nov 2014 23:05:00 -05002014-11-10T23:05:00-05:00As some 500 reporters gathered to watch the live data streaming of its Singles Day sales, there was only one smell in the stuffy auditorium: that of Alibaba’s ambition for its B2C business. After making history just three months ago as the largest U.S. IPO, Alibaba again broke record on Tuesday [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/11/10/gearing-up-for-chinas-24-hour-sale-that-beat-cyber-monday-and-black-friday/
Gearing Up For China's 24-Hour-Sale That Beat Cyber Monday And Black FridayTomorrowwill be a big day for Brian Lee, an e-commerce merchant from Hong Kong competingin China's crowded market place. Over the next 24 hours, his handbags business is expected to receive 27,000 orders from online customers, more than 100 times the average daily order on a normal day. This one day's [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/5460b1dce4b0e125ae8308d4Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:54:00 -05002014-11-10T07:54:00-05:00Tomorrowwill be a big day for Brian Lee, an e-commerce merchant from Hong Kong competingin China's crowded market place. Over the next 24 hours, his handbags business is expected to receive 27,000 orders from online customers, more than 100 times the average daily order on a normal day. This one day's [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/10/29/fortunes-of-chinese-property-billionaires-tumble-amid-chilling-market/
Fortunes Of Chinese Property Billionaires Tumble Amid Chilling MarketChills in China’s property market are seeping into the fortunes of China’s richest tycoons. This year 17 real estate billionaires made the top 100 of the Forbes China Rich List. Their fortunes came to $63 billion, a 12% drop from the $71 billion that 21 property tycoons in the top 100 [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/545074e1e4b0e125ae82d441Wed, 29 Oct 2014 01:17:00 -04002014-10-29T01:17:00-04:00Chills in China’s property market are seeping into the fortunes of China’s richest tycoons. This year 17 real estate billionaires made the top 100 of the Forbes China Rich List. Their fortunes came to $63 billion, a 12% drop from the $71 billion that 21 property tycoons in the top 100 [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/10/21/six-take-aways-from-the-first-student-govt-dialogue-on-hong-kongs-protests/
Six Takeaways From The First Student-Govt Dialogue On Hong Kong's ProtestsWith Robert Olsen More than three weeks into Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest, the first round of dialogue between the Hong Kong government and student representatives of the movement finally took place on Tuesday. In the two-hour conversation, the government side was led by Carrie Lam, the Chief Secretary for Administration and [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/544683ade4b0d253499db502Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:16:00 -04002014-10-21T12:16:00-04:00With Robert Olsen More than three weeks into Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest, the first round of dialogue between the Hong Kong government and student representatives of the movement finally took place on Tuesday. In the two-hour conversation, the government side was led by Carrie Lam, the Chief Secretary for Administration and [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/10/13/mixed-reactions-to-hong-kong-police-handling-of-latest-occupy-clashes/
Mixed Reactions To Hong Kong Police Handling Of Latest Occupy Clashes &nbsp; With Robert Olsen For the second timein just oneday, Occupy Central protesters found themselveson thedefensive. Hours after the police removed barricades at the peripheries of the protest’s main sites, a group of masked men carryingwire clippersand knives pulled away barricades on the outermost edge of the main protest site, punching and kicking [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/543baa9fe4b0563af2c4c2cdMon, 13 Oct 2014 06:41:00 -04002014-10-13T06:41:00-04:00 &nbsp; With Robert Olsen For the second timein just oneday, Occupy Central protesters found themselveson thedefensive. Hours after the police removed barricades at the peripheries of the protest’s main sites, a group of masked men carryingwire clippersand knives pulled away barricades on the outermost edge of the main protest site, punching and kicking [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/10/13/cause-for-concern-hong-kong-police-begins-removing-barricades-at-occupy-sites/
Cause For Concern? Hong Kong Police Begin Removing Barricades At Occupy SitesHong Kong police removed some of the barricades blocking major roads in Admiralty and Mong Kok, the main sites occupied by protesters in the civil disobedience campaign now dubbed the “Umbrella Movement.” Today marks the 17th day of the occupy movement, which has been spearheaded by local students and has taken [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/543b4f36e4b0563af2c4c271Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:11:00 -04002014-10-13T00:11:00-04:00Hong Kong police removed some of the barricades blocking major roads in Admiralty and Mong Kok, the main sites occupied by protesters in the civil disobedience campaign now dubbed the “Umbrella Movement.” Today marks the 17th day of the occupy movement, which has been spearheaded by local students and has taken [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/10/06/chinese-mogul-wang-jianlin-said-to-be-lifeline-investor-for-soccers-struggling-atletico-madrid/
Chinese Mogul Wang Jianlin Said To Be Lifeline Investor For Soccer's Struggling Atletico MadridWang Jianlin, one of China’s richest men, has signed a deal to invest an unknown amount in the Spanish soccer club Atletico Madrid, Spanish sports newspapers Marca reports. “The operation has been conducted with absolute discretion, and no specific details have yet leaked out.” An article on the newspapers’ English website [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/5432adbce4b0563af2c49d59Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:16:00 -04002014-10-06T11:16:00-04:00Wang Jianlin, one of China’s richest men, has signed a deal to invest an unknown amount in the Spanish soccer club Atletico Madrid, Spanish sports newspapers Marca reports. “The operation has been conducted with absolute discretion, and no specific details have yet leaked out.” An article on the newspapers’ English website [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/08/31/no-open-election-for-hong-kong-in-2017-beijing-rules/
No Open Election For Hong Kong In 2017, Beijing RulesThe standing committee of the National People’s Congress of China has ruled out open nomination for the election of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive. A resolution passed this afternoon by the country's top legislative body stipulates that two to three candidates for the 2017 election will be proposed by a nomination committee, [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/5402f00be4b0bb45818b77f3Sun, 31 Aug 2014 05:57:00 -04002014-08-31T05:57:00-04:00The standing committee of the National People’s Congress of China has ruled out open nomination for the election of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive. A resolution passed this afternoon by the country's top legislative body stipulates that two to three candidates for the 2017 election will be proposed by a nomination committee, [...]https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2014/08/29/ding-xueliang-we-may-expect-a-lot-of-surprises-from-xi-jinping/
Ding Xueliang: We May Expect A Lot Of Surprises From China's President Xi Jinping“Crossing the river by feeling the stones” was Deng Xiaoping’s approach to economic reform. But it can also capture the essence of China watchers’ attempt to grasp the true intention of President Xi Jinping. Reform-minded or leftist? The next Deng Xiaoping or the next Mao Zedong? To say nobody has a [...]Heng Shao, Forbes StaffHeng Shao, Forbes Staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/54006ac8e4b0bb45818b6f41Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:15:00 -04002014-08-29T08:15:00-04:00“Crossing the river by feeling the stones” was Deng Xiaoping’s approach to economic reform. But it can also capture the essence of China watchers’ attempt to grasp the true intention of President Xi Jinping. Reform-minded or leftist? The next Deng Xiaoping or the next Mao Zedong? To say nobody has a [...]